How Many Heroes Are in Dota

If you've ever played a MOBA game, you know that one of its main selling points is variability — and Dota 2 is no exception. It offers a wide range of characters you can choose from, with the most recently added hero, Kez, being introduced on November 8, 2024. Since it’s nearly  impossible to master every hero, players often narrow down their hero pool and focus on making the most of it. But to truly excel, you need to understand how many heroes are available and how they differ. Therefore, in this article, we’ll break down the number of Dota 2 heroes, their attributes, and more.

Total Number of Heroes in Dota 2

Let’s start with the exact number of Dota 2 heroes. As of June 2025, there are 126, with some having been around since the game’s release, while others were added gradually over time. The hero roster has already surpassed that of the original Dota (a mod for Warcraft III), which ended with 120 heroes in its final stable version.

Hero Attribute Categories

All 126 heroes in Dota 2 are split into 4 categories according to their primary attributes: Strength, Agility, Intelligence, and Universal. It’s worth mentioning that before patch 7.33 (April 20, 2023), Universal heroes were not a thing, but now everybody seems to have grown accustomed to them.

Attributes impact heroes’ base damage (each point in primary attribute gives +1 damage to auto-attacks) and scaling — their power growth during a match. While base damage is straightforward, “scaling” is kind of an obscure term. When we use it, we refer to the hero’s power and impact over time during a single match. That is, scaling heroes are those who become impactful as the game goes on.

How many heroes are in Dota categories? Are male/female/animal heroes numbers even? Which heroes are getting tossed around attributes from patch to patch? Let’s see a detailed classification right now.

Strength

Apart from adding base damage, +1 point to the primary attribute of Strength heroes equals an additional 22 HP and 0.1 HP regeneration. Heroes in this category are typically highly durable frontliners and initiators, most of them having disabling spells (stun, root, sleep, etc.). However, there are exceptions in the form of pure carries without disables (e.g., Lifestealer and Lycan are the most notable names).

Alchemist
Axe
Bristleback
Centaur Warrunner
Chaos Knight
Clockwerk
Dawnbreaker
Doom
Dragon Knight
Earth Spirit
Earthshaker
Elder Titan
Huskar
Kunkka
Legion Commander
Lifestealer
Lycan
Mars
Night Stalker
Ogre Magi
Omniknight
Phoenix
Primal Beast
Pudge
Slardar
Spirit Breaker
Sven
Tidehunter
Timbersaw
Tiny
Treant Protector
Tusk
Underlord
Undying
Wraith King

Agility

In this category, heroes additionally get +1 attack speed and +0.167 armor for every agility point. Typically, they are high DPS scaling carries and evasive cores like Anti-Mage, Phantom Assassin, Luna, Morphling, etc. They don’t rely on a certain ability but rather on stats and items. If you like to avoid fights and farm all maps in 20–30 minutes on your own, heroes in this category are your go-to. How many heroes are in Dota 2 Agility category? Well, check the out here:

Anti-Mage
Bloodseeker
Bounty Hunter
Broodmother
Clinkz
Drow Ranger
Ember Spirit
Faceless Void
Gyrocopter
Hoodwink
Juggernaut
Kez
Lone Druid
Luna
Medusa
Meepo
Mirana
Monkey King
Morphling
Naga Siren
Phantom Assassin
Phantom Lancer
Razor
Riki
Shadow Fiend
Slark
Sniper
Templar Assassin
Terrorblade
Troll Warlord
Ursa
Vengeful Spirit
Viper
Weaver

Intelligence

Intelligence characters get +12 mana and +0.05 mana regeneration for every point to their primary attribute. Heroes in this category are primarily supports and mid-laners with nukes (high magical damage spells) and disables. Pick them if you like to jump into the action right away without spending too much time farming items and getting to level 25.

Ancient Apparition
Chen
Crystal Maiden
Dark Seer
Dark Willow
Disruptor
Enchantress
Grimstroke
Invoker
Jakiro
Keeper of the Light
Leshrac
Lich
Lina
Lion
Muerta
Necrophos
Oracle
Outworld Destroyer
Puck
Pugna
Queen of Pain
Ringmaster
Rubick
Shadow Demon
Shadow Shaman
Silencer
Skywrath Mage
Storm Spirit
Tinker
Warlock
Winter Wyvern
Witch Doctor
Zeus

Universal

Universal heroes gain +0.7 base damage per point in any of the three attributes. These heroes are extremely flexible, and their role depends on team strategy. The same goes for the builds of universal heroes.

How many Dota 2 heroes in the agility group can take multiple roles? Little to no. But for the Universal category, it’s very different. Take, for example, Nature’s Prophet: With certain considerations in your team’s pick, this hero can literally be positions 1–5, flying around the map ganking since the very beginning of the match, playing split pushing “rat Dota”, securing farm for their core, or farming themselves to gain critical mass for the late game. Universal heroes are often the most creative and fun picks in the game.

Abaddon
Arc Warden
Bane
Batrider
Beastmaster
Brewmaster
Dazzle
Death Prophet
Enigma
IO
Magnus
Marci
Nature's Prophet
Nyx Assassin
Pangolier
Sand King
Snapfire
Spectre
Techies
Venomancer
Visage
Void Spirit
Windranger

That’s it for today! Now you know not only how many characters are in Dota 2, how they are categorized, how their icons look, and what makes each attribute group unique — including fun quirks and cute gameplay perks. Whether you're trying to expand your hero pool or sharpen your draft strategy, this breakdown gives you the tools to dive deeper into the world of Dota.